HERBERT, Sir Philip (1584-1650), of Wilton House, Wilts.; later of Enfield House, Enfield, Mdx. and The Cockpit, Westminster.

Family and Education

b. 10 Oct. 1584, 2nd s. of Henry Herbert, 2nd earl of Pembroke (d.1601) ld. pres. of Wales 1586-d., and 3rd w. Mary, da. of (Sir) Henry Sidney† of London and Penshurst, Kent. Clifford Diary, 105. educ. New Coll., Oxf. 1593, MA 1605. Al. Ox. m. (1) 27 Dec. 1604, Susan (bur. 1 Feb. 1629), da. and coh. of Edward de Vere, 17th earl of Oxford, 7s. (4 d.v.p.) 3da. (at least 1 d.v.p.); Lysons, ii. 318; Illustrations of Brit. Hist. ed. E. Lodge, iii. 119; Reg. Westminster Abbey ed. J.L. Chester, 128. (2) 3 June 1630, Anne (d. 22 Mar. 1676), da. and h. of George Clifford, 3rd earl of Cumberland, wid. of Richard Sackville, 3rd earl of Dorset (d.1624), 2s. d.v.p. R.T. Spence, Lady Anne Clifford, 93; Clifford Diary, 89. cr. KB 25 July 1603, Bar. Herbert of Shurland and earl of Montgomery 4 May 1605, KG 18 May 1608. suc. bro. as 4th earl of Pembroke 10 Apr. 1630. Shaw, Knights of Eng. i. 30, 153; Clifford Diary, 106; Letters of Philip Gawdy ed. I.H. Jeayes, 154. d. 23 Jan. 1650. Clifford Diary, 106.

Offices Held

Freeman, Southampton, Hants 1603; HMC Southampton, 23. chan. and chamberlain, N. Wales (Anglesey, Caern. and Merion.) 1605–?d.; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 226; SC6/Jas.I/1556. constable, Montgomery castle, Mont. 1606 – 17, Queenborough Castle, Kent 1617 – d., Monmouth, Whitecastle, Grosmont and Skenfrith castles, Mon. 1630 – d., Windsor Castle 1648–d.; C66/1678; 66/1882/5; 66/2134/13; Lansd. 1217, f. 56; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 287; 1629–31, p. 417; CJ, v. 648; C231/4, f. 40. kpr. Windsor forest, Berks. 1611, York Place, Westminster 1616 – d., Whitehall and Spring Gardens, Mdx. 1616–d.; C66/1637; 66/1938/4; 66/2104/14; CSP Dom. 1603–10, p. 152; 1611–18, pp. 396, 425; Lansd. 1217, f. 16v; F. Devon, Issues of the Exch. 327–31. steward, Woodstock and Wotton, Oxon. by 1614, Westminster 1628 – d., Devizes, Wilts., Brecon and Dinas, Brecs., Monmouth and Grosmont, Mon., duchy of Cornw. 1630 – d., Exeter, Devon 1635, cantref Melienydd, Rad. 1637; Liber Famelicus of Sir J. Whitelocke ed. J. Bruce (Cam. Soc. lxx.), 40; T. Birch, Ct. and Times of Chas. I, i. 395; NLW, Bute M63/1; CSP Dom. 1628–9, p. 331; 1629–31, pp. 417, 553; C99/53/3; HMC Exeter, 78; Arch. Camb. (ser. 3), iii. 189. j.p. Oxon. 1616 – 42, Mdx. 1626–?d., Kent (custos rot.) 1625–?d., Cal. Assize Recs. Kent Indictments, Jas. I ed. J.S. Cockburn, 158. Westminster 1628–?d. (custos rot. 1628–9), Cornw. (custos rot.) 1630–42, Mont. 1630–43 (custos rot. 1641–3), Pemb. 1630–d. (custos rot. 1630–43, 1647–d.), Glam., Mon. (custos rot.) 1630-c.1643, ?1649 – d., Wilts. 1631–d. (custos rot. 1650), Merion., Caern., Denb., Flint, Rad. 1649–d., Derbys. (custos rot.) 1650; JPs in Wales and Monm. ed. Phillips, passim; C231/4, ff. 18, 162, 208, 257; 231/5, ff. 45, 519. commr. oyer and terminer, Wales 1616-at least 1640; C181/2, ff. 253v, 276v, 298v; 181/3, ff. 154, 191; 181/4, f. 162; 181/5, f. 184. Member, Council in the Marches 1617–42; Cal. Wynn Pprs. 130. commr. subsidy, Kent 1624; C212/22/21. ld. lt. Kent 1624 – 42, Bucks. 1628 – 33, Som. 1630–39 (sole) 1639–40 (jt.), Cornw., 1630–42, Wilts. 1630 – 42, Brecs., Caern., Glam., Hants, Mon., Merion. 1642; J.C. Sainty, Lords Lieutenants, 12, 15, 25, 31, 36–7; CJ, ii. 814–15; A. and O. i. 1–2. commr. Forced Loan, Mdx. and Kent 1626–7, CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 435; T. Rymer, Foedera, viii. pt. 2, 144. execution of martial law, Kent 1626, APC, 1626, p. 221. raising money for defence and assistance of allies 1628; CSP Dom. 1627–8, p. 574. ld. warden of the Stannaries, Cornw. 1630–?d.; C115/105/8072. v. adm. S. Wales 1630 – d., Hants 1644 – 47, 1649–d.; Vice Admirals of the Coast comp. J.C. Sainty and A.D. Thrush (L. and I. Soc. cccxxi), 26, 62. commr. survey, Chapel Royal 1632, Ibid. 247. sewers, Kent 1639, C231/5, f. 349. assessment, Wilts. 1644, 1649, Hants, Yorks., Westmld. 1645, Glam. 1649, ct. martial, London and Westminster 1644, Admlty. 1645, excise 1645, abuses in heraldry 1646, admin. of the sacrament 1646, compounding with delinquents 1647, indemnity 1647, militia, Glos., Brecs., Glam., Mon. Hants, Som., Wilts. and northern cos. 1648, drainage of the Fens 1649, sale of bps.’ lands 1649. A. and O. i. 331–2, 459, 487, 669, 691, 696, 705, 839, 852, 914, 937, 1136, 1141, 1242–6; ii 45, 47, 139, 152, 311, 314.

Gent. of privy chamber 1603, Harl. 6166, f. 68v. bedchamber by 1616, Lansd. 273, f. 27v. ld. chamberlain 1626–41. Birch, i. 123; CSP Dom. 1641–3, pp. 62–3.

Member, Virg. Co. 1609 (cllr. by 1610), E.I. Co. 1611, N.W. Passage Co. 1612, Eastland Co. 1625, Guiana Co. 1627; cllr., Fishery Soc. 1630, gov., Mineral and Battery Co. 1630–d.; T.K. Rabb, Enterprise and Empire, 312; Recs. Virg. Co. ed. S.M. Kingsbury, iii. 29, 32; Bodl. Tanner, 72, f. 161; SP16/221/1, 15; Rymer, viii. pt. 3, p. 136; BL, Loan 16/2, f. 49. patentee, glass manufacture 1615. C66/2019/19; Som. RO, DD/PH222/99.

High Steward, Oxf. Univ. 1615 – 41, chan. 1641 – 43, 1647–d., Hist. Univ. Oxf. ed. N. Tyacke, 690, 708, 724; Clarendon, Hist. of the Rebellion ed. W.D. Macray, iv. 258. gov. Westminster sch. 1649–d. A. and O. ii. 257.

PC, 1624 – 42, [S] 1641; CSP Dom. 1623–5, p. 411; Reg. PC Scot. 1638–43, pp. 143–4, 480–1. commr. abuses in office of Robes 1626, 1628, CSP Dom. 1625–6, p. 582; Rymer, viii. pt. 2, p. 278. St. Paul’s Cathedral repair 1631, CSP Dom. 1631–3, p. 6. inheritance of manors [I] 1632; Rymer, viii. pt. 3, p. 211. execution of poor laws 1632, PC2/42, f. 54. member, Council of War 1637; CSP Dom. 1637, pp. 86, 224. commr. treaty negotiations, Ripon 1640, Uxbridge 1645, Newcastle 1646, Newport 1648; Clarendon, ii. 203; iii. 469, 485; CSP Dom. 1645–7, pp. 279, 454; 1648–9, p. 277; Ludlow Mems. ed. C.H. Firth, i. 139. member, Westminster Assembly of Divines 1642; A. and O. i. 181. commr., defence of Ireland 1642, Harl. 1332, f. 1. plantations 1642, CSP Col. 1574–1660, p. 324. W. Indies 1643; A. and O. i. 331–2. cttee. Both Kingdoms 1648–d., CSP Dom. 1648–9, p. 90. Council of State 1649–d. Ibid. 1649–50, p. 6; A. and O. ii. 2.

Capt.-gen., king’s Lifeguard of Horse 1639, E351/292. capt.-gen. (parl.), Cornw., Dorset, Hants, Som., Wilts. 1642; CJ, ii. 814–15. gov. (parl.), I.o.W. 1642–7. CJ, ii. 702; HMC 5th Rep. 162a; A. and O. i. 187.

Parlimentarian

HERBERT, Sir Philip (1584-1650), of Wilton House, Wilts.; later of Enfield House, Enfield, Mdx. and The Cockpit, Westminster.

Main residences: Wilton House, Wilts.; Enfield House, Enfield, Mdx.; The Cockpit, Westminster.

Author

L.B.

Volume

Commons 1604-1629

Web Title

HERBERT, Sir Philip (1584-1650)

Will

Estates

Oxford 1644

Addresses

Religion

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